American Idol Season 11 (And the winner is...)

[iceroll]

Ok wow maybe Phillip does have some selling power, his coronation song "Home" is number 1 on iTunes right now and selling at twice the rate of the the #2 song and he's got like 8 other songs on the iTunes top 100 right now.

[cozmeesah]

Well yeah, that was always going to happen. Doesn't mean he'll sell once the "American Idol finale" hype dies down ... in two weeks.

[Claire of Themyscira]

I think Hollie does. I think she's a shoe in for a Katherine McPheeish career. I don't why, but for this season, she was my Kat. In the bottom all these times ya know? Difference is that Kat made it to the finals and not Hollie. :c Hollie </3

[Kevin Bacon]

Skylar was terrible, how she got so far in the competition is beyond me. Every episode I saw of her was just generic country vocals. Also, I agree with the voting system thing. A voting audience can't be trusted to make an informed decision. For one, these are the same people making shit like Bieber and Carly Ray Jepsen popular, they hardly are an authority on good music. When you're singing for America's vote, it is no longer a singing competition rather than a popularity contest. Decisions should be made by an informed group of people who have jobs implicating knowledge of the criteria. I thought The X-Factor had it best with the fans contibuting by determining who's on deck for elimination, but the judges making the actual decisions (up until the end, anyways...)

Edited May 25, 2012 by Kevin Bacon

[iceroll]

Skylar was terrible, how she got so far in the competition is beyond me. Every episode I saw of her was just generic country vocals.Also, I agree with the voting system thing. A voting audience can't be trusted to make an informed decision. For one, these are the same people making shit like Bieber and Carly Ray Jepsen popular, they hardly are an authority on good music. When you're singing for America's vote, it is no longer a singing competition rather than a popularity contest. Decisions should be made by an informed group of people who have jobs implicating knowledge of the criteria. I thought The X-Factor had it best with the fans contibuting by determining who's on deck for elimination, but the judges making the actual decisions (up until the end, anyways...)

Yea that's good when the judges can actually make a well thought out non-biased decision, unlike when they all just vote for their own contestant (LA. Reid) or are too wuss to vote (Nicole Scherzinger). I really hope they've learned from last season and actually vote for who should stay season 2.

[Kevin Bacon]

I really hope they've learned from last season and actually vote for who should stay season 2.

Such as charismatic and capable vocalists like Marcus Canty and not little brats...

[kayumanggi]

Not my Mexican community. She's boring, but I prefer her over wgwg.

Phillip Phillips finale performance is probably the most boring in years. I'm not kidding.

[kayumanggi]

America goes gaga with WGWG and yet after the show the support is on silent mode. You have wasted a lot of opportunities for better talents. Lee? Scotty? Now this?

[kayumanggi]

And you know what, PP had better staging. His backups even saved him in his last song. You could not almost hear him.

[iceroll]

When he performed it again for his coronation? That's because he was crying and couldn't sing.

[StarSaber]

America goes gaga with WGWG and yet after the show the support is on silent mode. You have wasted a lot of opportunities for better talents. Lee? Scotty? Now this?

Scotty's first album went platinum. I believe Lee is the worst selling Idol winner though.

[kayumanggi]

When he performed it again for his coronation? That's because he was crying and couldn't sing.

No, the competition performance.

[Dr Awesome]

I'm glad Phillip won but I don't know guys, I was really rooting for Colton. I would actually listen to his album. As much as I loved Jessica, I just wouldn't listen to her. That beig said great single by Phillip!